Alloy vs Ferrochrome - What's the difference?
alloy | ferrochrome |
A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
*, II.20:
To mix or combine; often used of metals.
To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
(figurative) To impair or debase by mixture.
A corrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome.
*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 30, author=Liliana Molina, title=Big-debt miners turn to markets, work=Herald Sun
, passage=The capital raising has been forced by plummeting ferrochrome prices which slumped after Chinese mills cut 55 per cent from the price of the alloy used to make stainless steel. }}
As nouns the difference between alloy and ferrochrome
is that alloy is a metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal while ferrochrome is a corrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome.As a verb alloy
is to mix or combine; often used of metals.alloy
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) alai, from (etyl) aloi, from aloiier.Noun
(en noun)- Metrodorus said that in sadnesse there is some aloy of pleasure.
Derived terms
* superalloyEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper
- to alloy pleasure with misfortunes
See also
* (wikipedia "alloy") *Anagrams
*ferrochrome
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